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Year In Review: After outshining prospects like Cameron Maybin and Justin Upton to win Midwest League MVP honors in 2006, Bruce went from High-A to the cusp of the majors in the blink of an eye, mashing at every level along the way.
The Good: Bruce is loaded with both tools and skills. He's a fantastic hitter who is seemingly incapable of light contact, projecting as a .300+ hitter who approaches 100 extra-base hits annually. He has average to slightly-above speed and has proven to be surprisingly capable in center field, while also showcasing a strong arm. He supplements his natural abilities with strong makeup and an outstanding work ethic.
The Bad: Anything here is just nitpicking. He's anything but a hacker, but he does often swing at pitches he'd be better served by letting go by. While he'll likely begin his career in center, most believe he'll move to a corner once he fills out.
Fun Fact: In the first three innings of Triple-A games, Bruce went 5-for-55 (.091) without a home run. Afterwards, he hit .394 with 11 home runs in 132 at-bats.
Perfect World Projection: A perennial All-Star and MVP candidate. A true superstar in the mold of a healthy Larry Walker.
Timetable: The Reds dealt Josh Hamilton to the Rangers in order to open up a spot for Bruce in the big-league lineup. The future of the Reds franchise begins now.

Re: Baseball Prospects Reds Top 11 Prospects

Just one quote from the pay portion, hopefully it won't get me in trouble.

The Reds system may be top-heavy, but man, what a top it is, and what comes after gives the club a decent shot at remaining a solid organization after this big front three lose their eligibility next year.

Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.

Re: Baseball Prospects Reds Top 11 Prospects

With my 3000th post I'd like to thank all the little people. Never has one man used so much bandwidth to say so little ('cept maybe Krono). I figured my IsoPCG (Isolated post/good content ratio--threw that in for you metric goobers) is roughly .01. Which means I've made only 30 worthy posts. Some will say less. Here's to 3000 more. I won't be any better but it means I'll have another 4years of the best damn Reds talk anywhere.

Oh yeah...the future is looking good down on the farm!

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Re: Baseball Prospects Reds Top 11 Prospects

Originally Posted by BoydsOfSummer

With my 3000th post I'd like to thank all the little people. Never has one man used so much bandwidth to say so little ('cept maybe Krono). I figured my IsoPCG (Isolated post/good content ratio--threw that in for you metric goobers) is roughly .01. Which means I've made only 30 worthy posts. Some will say less. Here's to 3000 more. I won't be any better but it means I'll have another 4years of the best damn Reds talk anywhere.

Oh yeah...the future is looking good down on the farm!

I'm happy you could share your 3000th post on the Minor League Board so that us SunDeck'rs could bask in its glory

Originally Posted by jojo

and buckeye fans only a week and a half away from another embarrassing loss they'll be forever unable to reconcile though one would think they should be well used to the modern buckeye brand.

Re: Baseball Prospects Reds Top 11 Prospects

Goldstein seems to be very low on Cueto. He mentions the top 3 prospects in his into and seems to think Cueto is just an extra. According to him Cueto's perfect world projection is a solid number 3. I'd say that's a little low.
He says he has "pure power stuff" with a plus hard slider second pitch. His changeup varies start to start with above average with late sink. Also his command and control are above average. It would seem that Cueto would be viewed as a 5-star with 3 plus pitches and great control. Yet he says he thinks Cueto isn't big enough to be a longterm starter. He thinks Cueto will not be able to handle 200 IP, even though Cueto has an injury free history. Great command would make you believe he pitch deep into games and keep his pitch count low. Goldstein rates Volquez ahead of Cueto and .

I really think that his size shouldn't be as much of an issue as it's been. A smaller, slightly larger framed guy should have a more repeatable and mechanically better deliver than a tall lanky guy, thus leading to less injurys. The pitchers stuff, mechanics, control, (all the actual pitching aspects) should matter, not whether or not he was fortunate to be tall.

Re: Baseball Prospects Reds Top 11 Prospects

Height does matter in pitching. The plane put on the ball coming out of a guy who is tall is going to be quite a bit different than that of a guy who is 5'10". I don't think its something to hold against Cueto really, but it is something to think about.

The point is that There are a bunch of ratings where Cueto is around the 8-10th best pitching prospect in baseball, while Goldstein and MLB think he's more like in the 20s. That is considered very low.

The point is that There are a bunch of ratings where Cueto is around the 8-10th best pitching prospect in baseball, while Goldstein and MLB think he's more like in the 20s. That is considered very low.

Nick Adenhart and 2 High Schoolers who have thrown a combined 0 professional innings are 5 star guys but Cueto isn't? Neftali Feliz threw 42 innings last year and only 15 of those came in A ball.... Feliz was ranked 13th in the Braves system (now in the Rangers system) by John Sickels and given a C+ as a guy with a great arm but really far away from the majors.

Re: Baseball Prospects Reds Top 11 Prospects

With my 3000th post I'd like to thank all the little people. Never has one man used so much bandwidth to say so little ('cept maybe Krono). I figured my IsoPCG (Isolated post/good content ratio--threw that in for you metric goobers) is roughly .01. Which means I've made only 30 worthy posts. Some will say less. Here's to 3000 more. I won't be any better but it means I'll have another 4years of the best damn Reds talk anywhere.

This post betrays the poster's very high ceiling. Could it all come together in 08?

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